Kovarovic The Complete String Quartets

Karel Kova?ovic (1862-1920) is primarily known for his work as the director of the opera company of the National Theatre in Prague, as well as a conductor, while his own music has been generally overlooked. Nevertheless, Kova?ovic wrote several operas, ballet and incidental music, songs, choral and chamber pieces. The Stamic Quartet has made the very first recording of his string quartets, which are yet to be published. The most remarkable of them is 'String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor', dedicated to Antonín Dvo?ák, which six years after its premiere in Prague (1888) was performed at the Musikverein in Vienna. Kova?ovic did not finish his 'String Quartet No. 3', most likely owing to his being extremely busy as a conductor and his new responsibilities at the National Theatre. This album made by the Stamic Quartet serves to prove that Kova?ovic's quartets deserve to be paid much greater attention to than has been the case over the past century.